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He paint the shapes and it may not seem like much up close, but taking those a couple steps aways you can see a what looks like a picture. In 1988, Chuck Close had a blood spinal artery collapse causing him to only have partial use of his legs and arms. He still wanted to paint because that is what he loved doing. Chuck Close had tools and equipment specially made for him so he would be able to continue his passion for art. As he creates his art, he must use a wrist brace to keep the paint brush…

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much is needed to make a masterpiece from paint. Pretty much anything that you are comfortable with be painted on is a suitable surface to be painted! There all many kinds of paints available for purchase and even a homemade paint. The creative techniques are endless when you have the right tool! There are many ways to create and personalize your work of genius! As with any…

Ashley Newlon | Art Education 1600 | Autumn 2015 | Smith | Art Paper Rod Gilbert, Andy Warhol, and The Athlete Series Andy Warhol’s painting’s, the Athletes series, is famously known, but can be complicated to decipher. On Friday, November 20th, I was lucky enough to make a visit to the Columbus Museum of Art. With only five minutes to spare after…

I had to understand why Seurat used such a difficult technique for his work. I then came upon the theory that perhaps he wanted to produce a deeper sense of life in his paintings. All things in the world are composed of millions of cells, and these cells create objects, color, and everything that practically exists. I imagine that Seurat's motive was to utilize this scientific law in his work to give an atmosphere of life, texture, and movement in the scenes that he…

It wasn’t easy and there for sure were many challenges, but that did not stop him. He is famous for his large scale photorealistic portrait paintings. When a blood clot in his spine left him paralyzed from the neck down,he thought he would never paint again. Chuck close was born on July 5th 1940 in Monroe, Washington. His family is made up of his Mother Mildred wagner Close, Father Leslie Durward Close and his brother…

It was a warm Saturday night when Farkle and a group of friends decided to go camping. He knew the best spot to go, Oak Openings Park. This is where families from Youstown go to get away and it was close to home. They hopped in the van Farkle had rented and set on their way to the park. They arrived around 5 a.m to get there early and have enough time to do everything on their list. “I want to go fishing first,” said Milkyway eagerly, twiddling his fingers. “I heard that the biggest bass in…

Mildred Wagner Close. Chuck Close only has one brother, and his name is Martin Close. Chuck’s hobbies are literally just painting. He says that he doesn’t really paint the face, he just uses symbols that help him see and draw the face he was studying. Chuck’s later years in his art career, was now he can’t pain with one hand, so he paints with two hands. When he was just a little bit younger in his ages, he was diagnosed with face blindness and dyslexia. Which means that if…

Advancement in Radiation Protection: Non-Lead Apron People are exposed to radiation every day just by being alive on this earth. One receives approximately 3,000 µSv of ubiquitous background radiation a year, which means approximately 8.2 µSv per day (Howerton, Iannucci, 2012). This is known as background radiation and is caused by terrestrial, cosmic, and naturally occurring radon. On the other hand, during radiographic examination some degree of biological damage does occur during exposure,…

FOR more than two decades Wittenoom in WA’s Pilbara region was a mining stronghold. The small country town which lies around 1400kms northeast of Perth was also, at one stage, the only place in Australia that produced blue asbestos. But when demand for the deadly mineral began to wane and fears of serious health concerns began to emerge, the operation was shut down in 1966. However it was another decade before authorities realised the blue dust that swept throughout the town was extremely…